Wise Crone Cottage Podcast
Welcome to the Wise Crone Cottage podcast with storyteller, Kathy Shimpock. Here we'll meet the crone and uncover her wisdom as found, in fairy tales, folktales and myths. New episodes are released each month. All rights reserved.
Wise Crone Cottage Podcast
"Tatterhood" - A Norwegian Folktale (S4, #9)
In this episode, the storyteller, Kathy Shimpock, will explore a little known Norwegian folktale, "Tatterhood." It's a story in which an unexpected, young girl goes on a hero's journey. She has quite a surprising role to play in a very unusual story.
Story: Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe, Lurvehette [Tatterhood], Norske Folkeeventyr (Christiania [Oslo], 1842-1852), translated by George Webb Dasent (1859). Translation revised by D. L. Ashliman. © 2001.
More on Tatterhood:
"Dreams Vermilion" by Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman on Corvid Queen.
"The Feminine, Libido and Narcissism: Tatterhood Who Rides a Goat (Norwegian)," by Max McDowell on Jungian Therapy.
Henning, K. Schmsdorf, "AT 711 'The Beautiful and the Ugly Twin': The Tale and its Sociocultural Context," Scandinavian Studies 61, no. 4 (Autumn 1989):339-352.
Cover Image: Pixabay.
Music: The Snow Queen Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/. Sound effects from my finch "Tweedles."
Copyright 2024 Kathy Shimpock.
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